Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-4095. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The issue has been introduced in 06/26/2013. The weakness was disclosed 09/09/2014 by AbdulAziz Hariri, cloudfuzzer and Yuki Chen with Trend Micro as MS14-052 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4095 since 04/10/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/22/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 440 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77572 (MS14-052: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2977629)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100210 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS14-052)).

Applying the patch MS14-052 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 16252.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95525), Tenable (77572), SecurityFocus (BID 69604†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030818†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46074†). The entries VDB-12410, VDB-67505, VDB-67513 and VDB-67484 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 77572
Nessus Name: MS14-052: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2977629)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-052
Researcher: AbdulAziz Hariri, cloudfuzzer, Yuki Chen
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-4095 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4095
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67497

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X-Force: 95525 - Microsoft Internet Explorer code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 69604 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 'CHTMLEditorProxy' Objects Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030818 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 46074 - [MS14-052] Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-4095, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2014 11:11
Updated: 12/22/2024 17:21
Changes: 09/10/2014 11:11 (81), 04/07/2017 12:11 (8), 02/15/2022 16:00 (2), 02/15/2022 16:05 (1), 12/22/2024 17:21 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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